News from FlightGlobal – Page 1054
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NTSB investigates Minneapolis near-miss
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a US Airways A320 departing the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in clouds the morning of 16 September...
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NewsA318 to be available with sharklets from 2013
Airbus has confirmed that A318s will be offered from 2013 with fuel-saving sharklets wing tips.
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European Parliament passes new accident investigation law
A new EU law intended to ensure the independence of air accident investigations was approved by the European Parliament on 21 September.
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AeroSvit opening Milan and Copenhagen routes
Ukrainian flag-carrier AeroSvit is launching four weekly frequencies from Odessa to Milan and is to establish an air link between Kiev and Copenhagen next...
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NewsRussia's S7 to join Oneworld in November
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is formally to join the Oneworld alliance in November, a move which will leave Star Alliance as the only major group without...
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Virgin Blue gets nod for Etihad Alliance
Virgin Blue has received an interim approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to form an alliance with Etihad Airways.
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Air France picks business seat; eyeing premium economy for A380
Air France will introduce a new business-class seat to its fleet by the end of this year, and says it also still plans to offer a premium economy product...
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Lufthansa’s board approves Group’s 48 aircraft order
Lufthansa's board approves Group's 48 aircraft order The Lufthansa supervisory board has approved a Group's order for a total of 48 new aircraft. The...
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Franz to succeed Mayrhuber as Lufthansa chief
Lufthansa has announced that Christoph Franz will succeed Wolfgang Mayrhuber as the German carrier's group chairman and chief executive.
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ROUTES: Dallas-Fort Worth seeks Spanish delight
Using its stature as the fourth-largest metro area in the USA, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) has set a two-year timeframe to add new service to markets topping its wish list - Spain and Asia.
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FlyDubai seals $750m leasing deals with GECAS and BBAM
FlyDubai has closed aviation leasing deals worth $750 million with General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management...
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ROUTES: Denver targeting Japan links
Denver International Airport is on a mission this week in hopes of rounding up an international carrier that will provide service to and from Asia.
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NewsJetBlue vows to offer best in-flight broadband under ViaSat deal
Vowing to offer the industry's "best in-flight broadband" in the commercial sector, JetBlue Airways has stuck a deal with ViaSat that will see the carrier...
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ROUTES: Canada blocks expansion by Middle Eastern carriers
While Canadian airports are actively trying to develop air services, their efforts to recruit carriers from the Middle East and parts of Asia are being hampered by their own government.
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ROUTES: Casting a crystal ball on 2011
Industry heavyweights at the show agree that this year's growth surge compared to 2009's catastrophic drops in demand will continue, but the level of optimism varies from robust growth predictions to extreme caution that typical industry volatility could rear its ugly head.
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ROUTES: Kualu Lumpur Airport bullish on growth
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is again seeing double-digit traffic growth, driven by continued growth at Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia as well as by legacy carriers.
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ROUTES: Montreal hopeful of direct flights to Beijing in 2011
Officials from Montreal Trudeau International airport are working feverishly to offer direct flights to Beijing as early as next year.
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ROUTES: Leeds Bradford looking for US and Middle East links
Yorkshire, in the north of England has a long history of industrial development as well as some of the most beautiful and famous tourism spots in the UK - but is has been poorly served by air transport.
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ROUTES: Air Canada takes advantage of tax cut to increase winter routes from Vancouver
Air Canada is to boost its winter-season international flights from Vancouver to Asia
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ROUTES: Frontier eyes further international expansion
Frontier Airlines is eyeing further expansion of its international network beyond its current services to Mexico and Costa Rica.